NWACS President Tanna shares some AAC assessment basics that she has found helpful for developing a framework to approach AAC assessments.
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AAC Assessment Basics: 5 Tips to Get You Started
Let's Talk AAC: "Tools for evaluating emerging communicators" (part 2)
Let’s Talk AAC: “Tools for evaluating emerging communicators” (part 2)
Welcome back to Let's Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.
In this post, we explore the topic of paid tools for evaluating emerging communicators.
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Let’s Talk AAC: “Tools for evaluating emerging communicators” (part 1)
Welcome back to Let's Talk AAC - a series of questions and topics for discussion.
In this post, we explore the topic of free tools for evaluating emerging communicators.
Read moreChallenging AAC Evaluations
Challenging AAC Evaluations
Observation, observation, observation. NWACS Vice President Kathy shares some reflections on the AAC evaluation process from her 40+ years of experience.
Read moreGetting Started with Complex AAC Users
Getting Started With Complex AAC Users
NWACS Contributor Margaret shares her first steps when getting started with students who have complex motor skills, complex communication needs, and are medically fragile.
Read moreNew Discoveries: Special Education Technology Center
New Discoveries: Special Education Technology Center
New Discoveries: AAC Resources to Explore
Highlighted Resource: Special Education Technology Center (SETC)
Read moreUsing AAC: Scanning
Using AAC: Scanning
What happens when an individual cannot isolate a finger to directly activate buttons to communicate? How will they access their AAC system? NWACS Contributor Margaret discusses types of scanning patterns for accessing AAC.
Read moreAAC: Indirect Access
AAC: Indirect Access
NWACS Contributor Margaret shares three things to consider when thinking about alternate access and AAC.
Read morePartner Assisted Scanning: 'Yes' and 'No'
Partner Assisted Scanning: 'Yes' and 'No'
Being able to communicate a yes/no response is critical to the success of Partner Assisted Scanning (PAS). NWACS Contributor Margaret explains why and shares some ideas on how to elicit yes/no.
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Partner Assisted Scanning
Have you heard of Partner Assisted Scanning (PAS)? NWACS Contributor Margaret shares some information about PAS.
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